A wonderful elfin knight in shining silver armour, with hair that was so long and flowing, rode up to her on a horse as white as the aura which radiated from his body. His motions were so fluid; he commanded the horse as if it were an extension of his own body, and when he lifted his visor, and fixed her with that deep, penetrating stare, Jae almost fainted on the spot. He was oh, so, dreamy.
"Wow," Jae said, eyes wide in disbelief.
She made as if to rise up from the stone where she was sat upon, but the knight raised a finger up to his lips, and she complied. He slid off his steed and walked over to her, inspecting her. Every gaze was like a caress to her young, overexcited and impressionable imagination. Even though it was a dream, she still felt the tingles, and a light sizzle of magic escaped her fingertips, a brief electric spark.
"What do we have here then?" He asked, in a voice she always imagined beautiful male elfin knights to have.
Jae blushed to the tips of her hair roots, and with a visible effort, strove to keep calm. However, her wing flutter speed increased somewhat, to cool her down.
"A young, beautiful, mute faerie?" He enquired with a sardonic smile.
"Uh..." She couldn't speak! The words just got trapped in her throat, and all she could do was to make guttural noises. It was as if a wall had been placed between her brain and her vocal cords.
The knight walked around her slowly, scrutinising her with a fierce intensity that bordered on being uncomfortable. All the while Jae shifted, fidgeting uneasily.
"...wings too small," he murmured thoughtfully.
Jae frowned. Whaaaaat??
"Squinty eyed, nose not in perfect alignment, ungraceful bone structure, fingers too long, insubstantial hair..."
Jae listened to this criticism, wide-eyed, and...and...and...
What in the name of Titiana?!?
"...lips too thin..."
"Waaaah!!" She wailed, and woke up, just as the two beings crashed into the arbour, shattering the dream-turned-nightmare, thankfully.
Jae shuddered, struggling to throw off the last few wisps of the nightmare that had clung to her. Daylight streamed through the mottled canopy of the trees, daylight tinted a candied green. The intrusion of the two beings had created a tremor in the forest, every tree and living being trembled at the crash. Birds had taken off, and even Jae had instinctively flung herself behind the rock.
But now, a few seconds later, the clamour had settled, and all was quiet. The birds returned, the butterflies resumed their feeding of the bluebell nectars, and one by one, the silent busy atmosphere of the forest resumed it's pace.
Jae's heart slowed down from it's mad rapid flutter, and once she caught her breath, she peeked from behind the rock, wings ready to flitter into action in a split second's notice.
Imagine her surprise to find two...human-like beings lying there! Humans didn't really come here much, this place was safely owned by the folk of the forest, but every now and then, a stray straggler would wander here, lost. After all, the main travelling path was only fifty metres or so away.
The two beings weren't moving, so Jae edged forwards, confidence slowly being restored. Her natural curiosity took over, and she spent the next minute inspecting them, much in the way the knight had done so in her dream. The two beings appeared to be male and female, other than that they looked pretty similar and if it wasn't for the tiny stone set in their skin, she would've thought they were human!
Just then, one of them stirred.
A split second later, Jae's wings had flitted into action and she was back behind the rock. She'd have to keep her wings so still...the tiniest beating would sound like a faint buzzing and could alert them to her presence. Here, she could observe what was gong on, and hopefully, they wouldn't realise.
"Nyx! NYX! Wake up! WakeupwakeupWAKEUP why won't you wake up?!"
Jae bolted upright at the sheer anguish in the being's voice. It seemed to be the male one, and...she couldn't help but raising her head and peeking over.